Football Preview: Circleville Tigers vs. Fairfield Union Falcons
Circleville is 2-8 against Fairfield Union since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Circleville Tigers will be playing at home against the Fairfield Union Falcons at 7:00 p.m.
Circleville is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Hamilton Township, falling 53-28.
Even though they lost, Circleville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairfield Union). They blew past Liberty Union 49-21 on the road on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Falcons needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Circleville now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Fairfield Union, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-4.
Circleville took a serious blow against Fairfield Union when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 42-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fairfield Union's Owen Ruff, who rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that Circleville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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